Upward Elementary
THEN & NOW
Timeline
- 1870 - School on Gap Creek Road (Bobs Creek) and school named Double Springs opened in Green River
- 1876 - Adams Run School opened in Big Hungry
- 1905 - One-room schoolhouse in Upward opened
- 1922 - Second Upward School opened on site of present-day Upward Methodist Church
- 1993 - New Upward Elementary opened after consolidation with East Flat Rock Elementary and Tuxedo Elementary
Earlier Feeder Schools
- Double Springs
- Cedar Springs
- Lead
- Green River
- Mt. Olivet
- Thompson School (near Saluda)
- East Flat Rock
- Mt. Page
- Macedonia
- Tracy Grove
1993 Principal
Don Bryant
2023 Principal
Michael Gates